Monday, February 28, 2011

Between Rock and a Hard Place

Secret Portland, Oregon 2010: The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds, & Tastes (Secret Guide series)You've just settled into your American Airlines seat for a long trip, and you have to wait for the plane to get into the air before "unstowing your electronic devices". What to do? Well it turns out that American makes an effort to provide some interesting content in their AmericanWay magazine.

One of the articles that caught our eye was called "Between Rock and a Hard Place", which covers the music scene in Portland Oregon.  Portland music scene?  Yep, and here are some of the artists that hail from there:

Spoon Spoon | Modest Mouse Modest Mouse | The Shins The Shins
The Decemberists The Decemberists | Pavement Pavement | The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols
Yacht YACHT | Typhoon Typhoon | Blitzen Trapper Blitzen Trapper

In case you're hungry in Portland for some local favorites, we've added restaurants to our map that have been visited by Food Network and Travel Channel food shows.

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Friday, February 25, 2011

Unique New York Doughnut Shops

The Donut BookDonuts.  If ever there was a food that generated so much inner conflict, it would have to be donuts.  They are not only an indulgence, but a desire that seems to be genetically wired into us from childhood (not to mention the breakroom at work).

We previously published a map mashup of four "Best Donut" lists (America's Best Donuts - Where Are They?), and we wanted to add the places covered in a recent New York Times article called "A Flowering of the Doughnut Arts".

The New York TimesNot surprisingly, some donut shops (like Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop) end up on more than one list, so here are the best places you can be assured of getting a great donut experience!

Our map below includes all the donut places nationwide from our other article - use the View Larger Map link to find your next heavenly doughy bite.


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Monday, February 21, 2011

Follow The Food Celebs To: Las Vegas

Man V Food: Season 2Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! (Food Network)Love watching the Food Network shows like Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate?  How about the Travel Channel food show Man v Food?  It's time to follow these professional foodies and try out some of the restaurants they visited...
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Las Vegas is a wonder to visit, and like other big destinations you can't see all of it in one visit.  Besides gambling and gawking, the shows are probably what define Las Vegas the most, so we'll show you a few of the most notable ones to consider in between eating where the food celebs have eaten.

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Sunset - California’s New Wine Trail

Sunset (1-year auto-renewal)Sunset Magazine, which shares the best of life in the West, has put together something unique in an article called "California’s New Wine Trail", which is a wine trail you can walk in Sonoma County.

If you're going to be in the area, we decided to add more places of interest, like restaurants that have been visiting by the Food Network shows Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.  And if you want to stay the night, we have a large selection of B&B's and inns to choose from.

Zoom the map out to see more places to eat and stay.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

America's Most Romantic Restaurants

Travel + Leisure (1-year auto-renewal)Travel + Leisure magazine is trying to make it easy for you to choose the right restaurant for a romantic time, in their article "America's Most Romantic Restaurants".

Depending what your romantic plans are, you may want to combine a meal with some relaxation, and our map for "Unique Spas in North America" can help you out.  Or, if you're looking for some dessert, check out our maps of "Where Is The Best Pie In America?" or even America's Best Donuts - Where Are They?  Have a great time!

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Sunset - 50 Romantic, Beach and Hideaway Places To Stay At

Sunset (1-year auto-renewal)Sunset Magazine, which shares the best of life in the West, has three recent articles that cover unique and interesting places to stay for relaxing, or just getting away from it all.
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Friday, February 11, 2011

Follow The Food Celebs To: Los Angeles

Man V Food: Season 2Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! (Food Network)Love watching the Food Network shows like Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate?  How about the Travel Channel food show Man v Food?  It's time to follow these professional foodies and try out some of the restaurants they visited...
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How appropriate to have food celebs in Los Angeles, the "Entertainment Capital of the World", where you bump into celebs of all types just about everywhere.

With so much to do, our guide needs to expand a little, so look below the map to read more about the sports and attractions that L.A. also has to offer, and click on "View Larger Map" to get a better view of everything.


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Go Los Angeles Card - 37 Los Angeles Attractions
With so much to do in L.A., you may want to use attraction passes to spend less and see more.  Look for the  icon to find attractions covered by the Smart Destinations Go Los Angeles Card and the SoCal Theme Park Pass, which includes attractions outside of L.A. like the San Diego Zoo.


The Los Angeles area hosts three "Big Four" sports - for MLB the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (AL), for the NBA the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, and for the NHL the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks.  As of 2010 Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. without a professional football team.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Follow The Food Celebs To: Austin

Man V Food: Season 2Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! (Food Network)Love watching the Food Network shows like Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and The Best Thing I Ever Ate?  How about the Travel Channel food show Man v Food?  It's time to follow these professional foodies and try out some of the restaurants they visited -
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"Keep Austin Weird" should tell you something about Austin Texas, and that would be that Austin is not mainstream. The largest city in the U.S. without a franchise in a major professional sports league, Austin is large in arts and culture.  Comedy, theater, opera, symphony, night clubs, film, music festivals - Austin has a lot going on.

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